Peanuts by Charles Schulz for May 06, 2021

Sounds like the beginning of a major headache.

good answer, Patty… though not a very good

As would we all. Obviously Shultz was not a math major.

XYAB

Alphabet soup, that’s what you get!

Letters and numbers should be separate!

The product is a headache.

Those kids are getting algebra in elementary school? I didn’t have algebra till the 9th grade.

How many of us ever had a use for algebra in our adult lives? I didn’t. I did had have a use for geometry and trigonometry when I worked in a shipyard after leaving school but never algebra.

If I multiply x times y and a times b, I get dizzy and a headache.

From word problems to algebra for 6th – 8th graders. I sympathize, Patty. What’s next, differential calculus?

Loved subjects like English, History and Social Studies but Math and Science were the banes of my existence. I had enough trouble with Math already before letters of the alphabet were brought into it. I have absolutely no idea how I survived a year of Algebra as a high school freshman.

Funny thing is, I later became a statistician for seven hockey teams simultaneously. Go figure.

X times Y is Z, A times B is C.

I’d get a headache

good guess.

alphabet soup?

You would also get a headache.

Ugh calculus my old nemesis

It’s such a long time since I’ve been in school. In what grade to they teach algebra? (They seem a bit young to me to be learning algebra).

PP, you’re amazingly prescient! :D

You’re not even trying.

Story of my life.

42

FAX

PP will get a FAIL for her answer.

You get the XA, an old Philadelphia bus route, and AB, a blood type. :)

Probably. Try and use a sports analogy or association for an example…..

My problem with algebra was that xy or ab wasn’t an answer to anything. Now, 42 could be an answer. Wallpaper could be an answer. “Stick it up your jumper” was at least a reply if not an answer. I deliberately omitted “Who cares?” as an answer because a question should never be answered with another question, regardless of appropriateness.

When they started introducing letters to math, I left.

Need some factors here. What are the values of X, Y, A, and B. Important to know if X x Y is the result same as A x B.

At that age – the attitude can have as much or more impact than mental horsepower. For many students, once they realize it isn’t something to afraid of or some kind of insurmountable hurdle – it becomes much more straightforward to learn. Still work – which weeds out some still – but just work.

AB + XY. Word Clues for Solving Problems. The word “and” indicates addition.

Actually, this part is easy. The answers are xy and ab.

when it comes to math, my son is the same way.

Really….Who cares?

You get xy + ab. Questions? No? Let’s have a pop quiz now, kids!

The question is wrong dear and you have answered it right.